Kansas Counties
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Ellis County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Hays |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of 1st Lt. George Ellis of Company I, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, killed in action 30 April 1864 at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Ellis (city) | 1,873 |
| Hays (city) | 20,013 |
| Big Creek Township | 1,798 |
| Buckeye Township | 285 |
| Catherine Township | 318 |
| East Hamilton Township | [defunct] |
| Ellis Township | 386 |
| Freedom Township | 125 |
| Hamilton Township | [defunct] |
| Herzog Township | 894 |
| Lookout Township | 569 |
| Pleasant Hill Township | [defunct] |
| Riverview Township | [defunct] |
| Saline Township | [defunct] |
| Smoky Hill Township | [defunct] |
| Victoria Township | 845 |
| Walker Township | [defunct] |
| West Hamilton Township | [defunct] |
| Wheatland Township | 401 |
| Total population: | 27,507 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (1,336) |
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1880
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(6,179) |
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1890
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(7,942) |
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1900
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(8,626) |
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1910
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(12,170) |
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1920
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(14,138) |
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1930
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(15,907) |
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1940
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(17,508) |
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1950
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(19,043) |
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1960
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(21,270) |
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1970
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(24,730) |
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1980
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(26,098) |
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1990
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(26,004) |
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2000
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(27,507) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Ellis County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Ellis County
Post offices in Ellis County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Ellis County page [Blue Skyways]
Ellis County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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